Description
Southern comfort meets gourmet indulgence with these banana pudding truffles packed with nostalgic flavor. Creamy vanilla wafer crumbs and ripe banana blend seamlessly, creating bite-sized delights you’ll savor with pure Southern charm.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 bananas (ripe, mashed)
- 8 oz (226 g) cream cheese (softened)
- 11 oz (312 g) vanilla wafers
- 8 oz (226 g) white chocolate
- 20 banana chips
Instructions
- Crumb Preparation: Pulse vanilla wafer cookies in a food processor until transformed into ultrafine, powdery consistency.
- Mixture Creation: Combine softened cream cheese and thoroughly mashed ripe bananas with wafer crumbs, blending until smooth and cohesive.
- Truffle Shaping: Mold uniform spherical truffles using hands or cookie scoop, ensuring consistent 1.5-inch diameter.
- Initial Chilling: Freeze shaped truffles on parchment-lined baking sheet for 15-20 minutes to stabilize structure.
- Chocolate Melting: Establish a double boiler by positioning white chocolate in a heat-safe bowl over simmering water, stirring until completely liquefied and silky.
- Coating Process: Immerse each chilled truffle into warm white chocolate, ensuring total and even coverage using a dipping fork, then return to parchment paper.
- Garnishing and Setting: Immediately adorn each truffle with a crisp banana chip, then refrigerate for 30 minutes until chocolate coating becomes firm and glossy.
- Storage Protocol: Transfer finished truffles to an airtight container, maintaining refrigeration and consuming within 5-7 days to preserve optimal taste and texture.
Notes
- Freeze Before Dipping: Chilling truffles helps maintain shape and prevents crumbling during chocolate coating.
- Banana Ripeness Matters: Use overripe, deeply speckled bananas for maximum sweetness and intense banana flavor.
- Smooth Chocolate Coating: Maintain low, steady heat when melting white chocolate to prevent seizing and ensure glossy finish.
- Storage Tip: Keep truffles refrigerated and consume within a week to preserve texture and prevent spoilage.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: None
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 21
- Calories: 155
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 70 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg